Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems

The summary for the Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration on Aging, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems: Older Americans Act (OAA) Title IV Legal Assistance Grants provide states with a cost-effective way to increase the number of seniors who receive quality legal services. These low-cost mechanisms for delivery of legal services have been tested and shown to produce increased access to legal services for underserved seniors in an efficient, streamlined and measurable manner. The Administration on Aging (AoA) wishes to improve the efficiency of the OAA legal services program by increasing the utilization of low-cost legal services mechanisms. AoA will award four cooperative agreements to eligible states (as defined below) to develop model systems for incorporating low-cost legal assistance mechanisms into the statewide legal services development and delivery program. The awards will be cooperative agreements because AoA will be substantially involved in the development and execution of the activities of the projects. Each project will be funded at a federal share of approximately $100,000 per year for a project period of three years, contingent upon the availability of federal funds. Awards will be made to the agency within each eligible state that currently houses (or proposes to house) the Legal Services Developer. This agency must partner with an entity experienced in providing legal services to older persons within that state through a low-cost service delivery mechanism, such as the senior legal helpline model, funded by AoA under the Title IV Legal Assistance Grants Program. Eligible states include all those not currently receiving AoA Title IV Legal Assistance Grants initially awarded in 2005 (Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont). This is in keeping with AoA's goal of maximizing the number of states utilizing low-cost legal assistance mechanisms as part of their statewide legal services development and delivery program.

Federal Grant Title:	Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems
Federal Agency Name:	Administration on Aging
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2006-AOA-SL-0609
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.048
CFDA Descriptions:	Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 24, 2006 See link to full announcement for de
Posted Date:	May 31, 2006
Creation Date:	May 31, 2007
Archive Date:	Aug 23, 2006
Total Program Funding:	$1,200,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants Awards will be made to the agency within each eligible state that currently houses (or proposes to house) the Legal Services Developer. This agency must partner with an entity experienced in providing legal services to older persons within that state through a low-cost service delivery mechanism, such as the senior legal helpline model, funded by AoA under the Title IV Legal Assistance Grants Program. Eligible states include all those not currently receiving AoA Title IV Legal Assistance Grants initially awarded in 2005 (Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont). This is in keeping with AoA's goal of maximizing the number of states utilizing low-cost legal assistance mechanisms as part of their statewide legal services development and delivery program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Valerie Soroka
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